Clinical Medical Assistant - Pediatrics

Greater Baden Medical Services, Inc.•Capitol Heights, MD

10h•$21 - $31•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Medical Assistant provides general assistance to professional and technical personnel rendering patient care in a pediatric outpatient clinic. The role requires experience working in pediatrics and assisting providers and team members with childhood vaccinations. The assistant prepares for scheduled patient visits, supports providers during examinations and procedures, performs ordered tests and immunizations, and helps coordinate patient follow-up and referrals. The position also maintains accurate electronic medical records, supports laboratory operations and vaccine inventory, and keeps examination rooms clean and stocked. The role operates in an outpatient office environment and requires travel between Greater Baden Medical Services locations as needed. The position reports to the Clinical Operations Manager and has no supervisory or managerial responsibilities.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent certification of competency.
Certificate of completion from an accredited Medical Assisting Program.
Proficiency in Vaccinations for Children (VFC).
Ability to read and interpret written or verbal documents and instructions, and speak effectively with patients, employees, and organizational stakeholders.
Ability to cope with stress, manage frequent interruptions and distractions, and adjust priorities as circumstances dictate.
Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information with patients and employees.
Ability to lift or catch a patient weighing more than 50 pounds in an emergency.
Ability to perceive sound, judge distances and spatial relationships, analyze and synthesize information, and recognize social or professional behavioral cues.
Ability to drive between company locations as required.

Responsibilities

Preload and review charts or EMRs for scheduled patients before clinic starts, and ensure required laboratory or other results are available in the EMR.
Schedule patient appointments.
Monitor the appointment schedule to support low wait times and ensure patients are identified and not overlooked.
Escort patients to exam rooms, update problem lists or histories, obtain and record vital signs and reasons for visits, and prepare patients for providers.
Perform vision and hearing screenings at the provider’s request, completing routine-visit screenings before the provider sees the patient.
Assist providers with examinations and procedures as appropriate.
Review the EMR for laboratory orders, perform phlebotomy, and process specimens for outside laboratories according to collection standards.
Order laboratory supplies and perform provider-ordered in-house tests; conduct quality-control testing and document results in the EMR or on laboratory quality-control forms as appropriate.
Check and document expired vaccines and emergency equipment, record vaccine and laboratory refrigerator temperatures, and maintain medical supplies and vaccine inventory.
Perform immunizations, EKGs, pulse oximetry, peak flows, PPDs, and other tests ordered by providers.
Complete referrals, including preauthorization as appropriate, and assist case management by following through on patient compliance alerts.
Return and make follow-up calls to patients on behalf of providers, and provide follow-up services as requested or as indicated by patient needs.
Clean and stock examination rooms.
Assist with school, medical leave, and disability forms for provider signature.
Document telephone contacts with patients in the EMR.
Participate in team and staff meetings, in-service meetings, and applicable workshops.
Perform other duties necessary for patient care.
Drive between Greater Baden Medical Services locations as required.